Fresh OS install on new drive in same system

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GTP Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 28 Credit: 30,578,583 RAC: 21,894	Message 1064857 - Posted: 9 Jan 2011, 5:05:15 UTC
	What all do I need to transfer over from the old HD so as not to create a new computer ID with BOINC? Thank You! ____________
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AndrewM Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jan 08 Posts: 353 Credit: 33,568,109 RAC: 6,252	Message 1064873 - Posted: 9 Jan 2011, 7:20:40 UTC - in response to Message 1064857.
	Greetings. If you intend removing the old HD, then move the two Boinc folders. C:/Boinc/; and C;/ProgramData/Boinc/ . One is the boinc program folder, the other project data files. The short answer though, is the Client_state file, in the ProgramData/Boinc folder which is often hidden. Hope that helps. Andrew
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8941 Credit: 36,485,603 RAC: 57,669	Message 1064963 - Posted: 9 Jan 2011, 15:27:18 UTC - in response to Message 1064873.
	he'll then need to install BOINC on the new HDD. Shutdown BOINC. then paste the data over the new install. restart boinc and you should have your data back ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
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Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3075 Credit: 341,354 RAC: 88	Message 1064970 - Posted: 9 Jan 2011, 16:00:50 UTC - in response to Message 1064963.
	...install BOINC on the new HDD. Shutdown BOINC. then paste the data over the new install... Wrong sequence! First copy the BOINC data directory to the new HDD then install BOINC (pointing the installer to the data). At least do a "repair" install after pasting the data. Gruß, Gundolf
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8941 Credit: 36,485,603 RAC: 57,669	Message 1065022 - Posted: 9 Jan 2011, 19:17:35 UTC - in response to Message 1064970.
	thanks for the correction. ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
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GTP Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 28 Credit: 30,578,583 RAC: 21,894	Message 1065167 - Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 3:36:53 UTC Last modified: 10 Jan 2011, 3:37:35 UTC
	Got it. A successful move! Just ran the work dry, installed BOINC, and copyed the DIR over. And here I thought there may be some secret registry keys! All the best, Aaron Lephart ____________
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Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 3363 Credit: 25,949,305 RAC: 1,296	Message 1065189 - Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 5:50:40 UTC - in response to Message 1065167.
	Got it. A successful move! Just ran the work dry, installed BOINC, and copyed the DIR over. And here I thought there may be some secret registry keys! All the best, Aaron Lephart As Gundolf said, Wrong sequence!, now you shold do a repair installation to make sure Boinc Data's folder permissions are set correctly, Claggy
	ID: 1065189 ·

Cliff Harding Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 603 Credit: 34,213,740 RAC: 56,546	Message 1065236 - Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 15:02:07 UTC - in response to Message 1065189.
	It may be too late but if you have more than one physical drive on you system, copy the data directory (C:/ProgramData/Boinc) to a separate drive, then do a repair install during which you will hit the ADVANCED button and point to the new drive that contains the data directory. This will insure that whatever happens on the system drive your data will be preserved.
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